Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) sole state assemblyperson Dominique Ng found himself in trouble when he tried to serve personally the election petition on Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu, the re-elected state assemblyperson for Layar, within the premises of the state legislative assembly.

Ng ( left ), a lawyer, had filed the election petition of the Snap's unsuccessful candidate for Layar Walter Entrie against Jabu on the ground of alleged bribery and corruption, and tried to serve the papers on Jabu personally during the assembly sitting this morning.

Jabu ( right ) lodged a complaint with Speaker Awang Asfia Awang Nassar under the assembly's rules which do not allow such a thing to be carried out within the premises of the legislative assembly.

In his communication, the speaker quoted relevant provisions of the standing orders of the house which disapprove of such activities and asked Ng to explain his conduct by tomorrow.

Ng had asked the deputy chief minister to leave the chambers and meet him outside so he could serve the election petition.

House opposition leader Wong Ho Leng (DAP- Bukit Assek) told malaysiakini that Ng would have to apologise to the house if he did not know it was against standing orders to do that.

"Hopefully, after such an apology, the speaker will let him off with a warning," he said.

Poser over uniform

The new 71-member state assembly sitting for the first time since the May state elections has been a lively session, with the opposition group comprising six from DAP and one each from PKR, Snap and an Independent.

Meanwhile, Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Kota Sentosa) complained that money was being wasted on ceremonial uniforms for elected representatives.

Yesterday, at the opening of the sitting by the Head of State Tun Muhammad Salahuddin, the six DAP elected representatives did not come in the uniform.

The PKR elected representative wore it but without the headgear and was almost disallowed from joining the official group photograph.

According to the speaker, each ceremonial uniform costs RM2,000.

Previously, the cost was borne personally by the elected representatives. Now, the legislature is paying for it.